City Profile • Local Authority

Hertsmere

Hertsmere is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £605k, reflecting a downward trend of 4.1% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 86 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

108,106
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Hertsmere authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English63.1%
White: Other White11.6%
Indian6.2%
Any other ethnic group3.5%
African3.4%
Other Asian2.2%

Age Profile

40-44 years7.2%
35-39 years7.1%
50-54 years7.0%
45-49 years7.0%
55-59 years6.9%
10-14 years6.6%

Top Occupations

Professional23.2%
Managers and directors17.4%
Associate professional14.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.7%
Skilled trades8.7%
Caring and leisure8.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage33.2%
Owned: Outright31.0%
Private rented: Landlord15.3%
Social rented: Other15.3%
Social rented: Council2.0%
Private rented: Other1.9%

Area DNA

family5/10
health4/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit8/10
affluence9/10
diversity8/10
employment6/10
investment1/10